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Traditional Poker Staking vs. Upstakes Funding: What’s the Difference? headline image
author Jan Hlavica photoJan Hlavica
11. 08. 2026

Traditional Poker Staking vs. Upstakes Funding: What’s the Difference?

Traditional staking often depends on connections and track record. Upstakes lets players qualify for poker funding by proving their skill.

Poker

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I Went to WSOP to Listen. Here’s What Poker Players Told Me headline image
author Jan Hlavica photoJan Hlavica
30. 07. 2026

I Went to WSOP to Listen. Here’s What Poker Players Told Me

In this post, I share what I learned at my first WSOP in Las Vegas from speaking with poker players, partners and potential investors, and how their feedback is shaping what we build next.

Poker
Startup

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Seventeen Years in the Game: My Poker Story headline image
author Jan Nakladal photoJan Nakladal
19. 02. 2026

Seventeen Years in the Game: My Poker Story

From freerolls to the final two tables of the WSOP Main Event. I’m Jan Nakladal, known as “hownorez” in the poker world and currently Head of Poker Strategy at Upstakes. This is my poker journey so far.

Personal
Poker

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How I Ended Up Building a Poker Company headline image
author Jan Hlavica photoJan Hlavica
18. 02. 2026

How I Ended Up Building a Poker Company

Hi, I'm Jan, the founder & CEO of Upstakes. In this first blog post, I share my personal story of how poker followed me through different stages of my life and eventually pulled me into building this company.

Personal
Poker
Startup

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